Episode 158
158 - Unsafe at Any Dose
Your favorite petalheads discuss fake Ozempic, Doctor AI, ineffective drugs, fasting bullshit, happy, higher-consciousness, lava lamps and cybersecurity, plastic clouds, and yay or nay on eggs?
November 10, 20242h 13mExplicit
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Show Notes
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Health:
- Mom Overdosed on Weight Loss Drug She Got on Instagram, Recalls 'Throwing Up Blood': 'Thought I Was Going to Die'
- Doctors are already using AI in care—but there isn't agreement on what safe use should look like
- After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves
- ‘TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING’: FASTING HAS MANY HEALTH BENEFITS, BUT THERE’S A SNAG
Happiness:
- She Was Going to Take Her Own Life, Then Married the Train Driver Who Spotted Her on Tracks
- Man, 36, Declared Brain Dead Details 'Grueling' Recovery from Locked-In Syndrome: 'I’m Still In Here'
Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
Higher Consciousness:
Back of the Napkin:
- Company's wall of lava lamps creates 'unhackable' code that protects people on the internet
- The Creator of Houseparty Is Back. This Time He’s Taking on Slack and Discord
The Junk Drawer:
- School District Pulls 425 Books From Its Libraries In Response To Tennessee’s Shitty Book Ban Law
- Airborne microplastics aid in cloud formation
Last Call:
- Notre Dame's bells ring out across Paris for the first time since fire
- Bay Area tech layoffs: Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% of employees in restructuring push
Images:
Credits:
- RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
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